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Oral care is essential to maintain oral health and prevent complications such as periodontal diseases and tooth loss in patients with brain injury. An International Webinar was organized by the Departments of Periodontology and Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, JSS Dental College & Hospital on 12th April 2021. The Resource Faculty Dr Mohit Kothari, being an adjunct faculty at JSSDC&H, JSS AHER is an Associate Professor, Hammel Neurorehabilitation Centre (HNRC) Aarhus University (AU), Denmark. He gave a lecture on periodontitis and systemic impairment in brain injury patients. He emphasized on a Multi disciplinary team approach for the treatment of such cases. From Bench (Research) to Bed Side Approach. He also discussed about the various forms of Periodontitis & it's systemic & neurological implications. Severe forms of Periodontitis can lead to stroke. He emphasized on the fact that dentists must improve their knowledge & clinical exposure of relevant systemic diseases. Regular dental check up is strongly advocated owing to the present knowledge & scenario. The chief guest was JSSAHER Registrar, Dr Manjunatha B.
The Session was moderated by Dr Paras Mull J, Reader, Dept. Of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics & Dr Sheela Kumar Gujjari, Professor,Dept. Of Periodontology. The Vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. Deepika PC, Professor & Head, Dept. Of Periodontology JSSDCH
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